How to raise funds, then scale your African start-up

Kathy Gibson reports from Everything AI and Gitex Kenya in Nairobi – For many African start-ups, their biggest challenge is not coming up with solutions or creating systems that work – it is in scaling them effectively. Once the excitement of the initial idea and...

African startups look to new investors

Kathy Gibson reports from AI Everything and Gitex Kenya in Nairobi – Africa’s exciting and innovative start-ups are attracting interest from investors in the Middle East, Europe and Asia. Investors from these regions are arguably more aligned to the continent’s...

Pilot to production: the challenge of African developers

Kathy Gibson reports from the AI Everything Summit in Nairobi – Africa has no shortage of ideas, use cases and innovation when it comes to developing AI applications. But having a great idea, or an elegant algorithm, doesn’t necessarily translate into a bankable...

As economies shift, Africa urged to follow the money

Kathy Gibson reports from the AI Everything Summit in Nairobi – Africa is enjoying a renaissance as it embraces technology and artificial intelligence (AI) to drive its future growth. But there is a danger that the continent will remain a mere consumer of the...

Asia/Pacific enterprises will drive growth through agentic AI

IDC forecasts that by 2030, 50% of new economic value generated by digital businesses in Asia/Pacific will come from organisations investing in and scaling their AI capabilities today as enterprises embed autonomy, data intelligence, and responsible governance into...

US B20 commits to building on this year’s resolutions

Kathy Gibson reports - As the US takes over chairmanship of the G20 in 2026, the US business community has committed to continue working with and advancing the resolutions of the B20 South Africa. Suzanne Clark, president and CEO of the US Chamber of Commerce, who...

Crypto pump-and-dump scams soar

Despite increasing regulatory scrutiny and public awareness, scam tokens continue to flood blockchains like Ethereum, BSC, and Base - tricking investors with hype, then suddenly dropping in value and causing significant losses. And the high number of scam tokens shows...

DeepSneak deception: malware poses as AI assistant

Kaspersky Global Research & Analysis Team researchers have discovered a new malicious campaign which is distributing a Trojan through a fake DeepSeek-R1 Large Language Model (LLM) app for PCs. The previously unknown malware is delivered via a phishing site...

AMD EPYC processors power Nokia cloud for next-gen telecoms

Nokia has included 5th Gen AMD EPYC processors to power the Nokia Cloud Platform. “Telecom operators are looking for infrastructure solutions that combine performance, scalability, and power efficiency to manage the growing complexity and scale of 5G networks,” says...

Wind industry reaffirms support for localisation

With a development pipeline exceeding 53GW and more than 3,8GW already contributing to the national grid, South Africa’s wind energy sector is rapidly solidifying its role in the country’s clean energy future. This has taken a new forward with the official launch of...

South Africans under increasing attack by fraudsters

A massive 68% of South Africans have been targeted by email, online, phone call or text messaging fraud in the last three months, with 13% saying they had become victims. Among those who said they were targeted, the most common reported schemes were phishing, where...

Call for innovators to show DPI solutions

The Digital Public Infrastructure for People and Planet (DPI4PP) Innovation Challenge 2025 is open for applications. The challenge is hosted by the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA), Co-Develop, Gates Foundation, Centre for Digital Public Infrastructure...

Solar Orbiter gets world-first views of the Sun’s poles

Thanks to its newly tilted orbit around the Sun, the European Space Agency-led Solar Orbiter spacecraft is the first to image the Sun’s poles from outside the ecliptic plane. Solar Orbiter’s unique viewing angle will change our understanding of the Sun’s magnetic...

As risks rise, CISOs should shift focus

Chief information security officers (CISOs) must focus on three areas to harness increased hype and scrutiny and turn disruption into opportunity, according to Gartner. These three areas include being mission-aligned, innovation-ready and change-agile. “Organisations...

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MIP gains C-Corp accreditation

MIP Holdings has gained C-Corp accreditation, which endorses it as an inclusive, purpose-driven and humane business. The achievement of the C-Corp accreditation has placed MIP among a select group of organisations. MIP is now part of a global network of businesses...

Paratus, Ceragon sign multi-year partnership agreement

Paratus Group has announced a multi-year agreement with the global innovator and leading solutions provider of wireless communications, Ceragon Networks, to provide high-capacity wireless offshore communication solutions in Angola, Mozambique and Namibia. This...

How to keep load shedding levels low

The reduction in load shedding of late has left South Africans unsure about how to feel, with emotions ranging from elation to mistrust and even anxiety. Eskom has attributed the drop to Stages 3 and 4 to citizens heeding the call to use electricity sparingly. "And...

Zero trust: a paradigm shift in cybersecurity

In today's digital landscape, organisations face a constant barrage of cyber threats. Traditional perimeter-based security measures are no longer sufficient in safeguarding sensitive data and critical assets. As businesses continue to evolve and adopt cloud-based...

Don’t try to separate analytics and intuition

While digitisation and automation create many opportunities for businesses to streamline tasks and deliver benefits of ease and convenience to customers, this doesn't automatically translate to good customer service. By Professor Yudhvir Seetharam: head of analytics,...

Are SA retailers ready to grab the e-commerce opportunity?

Amidst general struggles for South African retailers (figures for March show that retail trade sales were down 1,6% year on year), the country is experiencing an e-commerce boom. By Joel Bronkowski, South Africa country lead at Paystack While the sector's growth at...

Cybersecurity has a massive skills shortage – and it’s worse in SA

As economies around the globe embrace digital transformation, a massive cybersecurity skills gap has emerged. In fact, a report released late last year suggests that an additional 3,4-million people need to be trained in cybersecurity and then hired to have any hope...

Junior IT Support Technician (Workshop) – Sandton

An established and reputable managed IT solutions partner, based in Sandton, is looking for a motivated and ambitious individual to join our team. We specialize in providing end-to-end IT infrastructure solutions and support for South African SMEs, ensuring our...

Back-end Java Software Engineer with focus on Operations – 0688

?? We're Hiring: Senior Java Developer (DevOps Focus)Ready to build and run world-class backend systems in the cloud? ??Must-have skills:?? Java 11+ & Spring Boot?? Docker & Kubernetes?? AWS (SQS, SNS, Kinesis, Lambda, RDS, DynamoDB, Cognito, API Gateway)??...

Mid-Senior Level Desktop Support Engineer – Sandton

An established and reputable managed IT solutions partner, based in Sandton, is seeking a skilled and proactive Mid-Senior Level Desktop Support Engineer to join our team. We specialize in providing end-to-end IT infrastructure solutions and support for South African...

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Job Overview:We are seeking a talented and motivated Software Developer to join our dynamic development team based in Cape Town. You will play a key role in designing, developing, testing, and maintaining scalable software solutions that support business objectives....

Software Developer – Western Cape Cape Town CBD

Job Overview:We are seeking a talented and motivated Software Developer to join our dynamic development team based in Cape Town. You will play a key role in designing, developing, testing, and maintaining scalable software solutions that support business objectives....

IT Support Technician

IT Support TechnicianOur client in Stellenbosch is seeking an IT support technician to join their time. The successful candidate will assist with desktop support and would need to hold the relevant A+ and N+ certification. Desired Skills: Ticket Management Hardware...

IT Support Technician – Western Cape Cape Town

IT Support TechnicianOur client in Stellenbosch is seeking an IT support technician to join their time. The successful candidate will assist with desktop support and would need to hold the relevant A+ and N+ certification. Desired Skills: Ticket Management Hardware...

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